【英美文学课件】-早期和中世纪时期的英国文学
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e.g.
• Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey
• Beowulf
• Paradise Lost
Beowulf
Introducing the Epic
People
Beowulf: nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats.
Hrothgar: king of the Danes.
OUTLINE of English Literature
.
Part I Ancient Literature (before the Middle Ages)
.
Part II Medieval Literature
.
Part III Renaissance Literature
.
Part IV Literature in 17th Century (Classicism)
Story: four incidents
1.Beowulf’s fight with the monster Grendel in Hrothgar’s hall.
2.Beowulf’s slaying of Grendel’s mother in her hair.
3.Beowulf’s return in glory to his uncle and his succession to the throne.
• All the world’s a stage, 全世界是个舞台，
• And all men and women merely players; 男男女女只是演员 而已；
• They have their exits and their entrances, 他们都有其退场和 登场；
• And one man in his time plays many parts, 人生在世扮演着 多种角色
.
Part V Literature in18th Century (Enlightenment)
.
Part VI Literature in19th Century (Romanticism,
Realism & Naturalism etc.)
.
Part VБайду номын сангаасI Literature at the turn of 20th Century
Beowulf
Literary Focus: The Epic Hero
4.Beowulf’s victory in death, fifty years later over the fire dragon.
Beowulf is one of ancient England’s heroes.
Features of Beowulf:
• His acts being seven ages.他的表演有七个时期。起初是婴儿，
• At first the infant, 他的表演有七个时期。起初是婴儿，
• Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms. 在妈妈怀里又哭又 吐；
• Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel, 然后是哭哭 啼啼的学童，背了书包，
2.metaphors and understatements were usually used.
e.g. Ring-giver -------king hearth-companions------attendant warriors swan’s bath or whale’s road for sea sea-wood -------ship
Course of English Literature
Four Elements involved in our study of Literature
1.Read and analyze the work itself; 2.Understand the historical background; 3.Know something about the author; 4.Combine Reading with Writing.
Julius Caesar
• 2.Britain became a Roman province till the beginning of the fifth century
• 3.The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years.
4. In 410A.D., as the Germanic races attacked and overran the Roman Empire, the Roman garrisons in Britain withdrew.----the end of the Roman occupation.
Wiglaf: a Geat warrior, one of Beowulf’s select band and the only one to help him in his final fight with the dragon.
Beowulf
Introducing the Epic
Monsters
• Chapter One The Making of England
• 1.The historical Background
• A. The Britons
B. Three Conquest
• a. The Roman Conquest • 1. Great famous king of Rome---• Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in 55B.C.
• 《英诗详注》
外语教学与研究出版社 胡家峦
• 《莎士比亚经典名著译著丛书》 湖北教育出版社 阮坤
• 《英国文学史及选读学习指南》湖北教育出版社 张鑫友
• 《英国文学通史》
上海外语教育出版社 侯维瑞
• 《新编简明英国文学史》 上海外语教育出版社 张定铨
Part One Early And Medieval English Literature
A knowledge of these figures, and of how they are best used will be help to us not only in deepening our understanding of what we read, but also in appreciating more fully the finer points of a writer’s style. In the process, we might even learn to write better ourselves.
b. The English Conquest
Angles: Northumbria Mercia East Anglia
Saxons: Wessex Essex Sussex
Jutes: Kent
Beowulf
Beowulf
Introducing the Epic
Beowulf is
• the first great work of English national literature.
• ……
5.Personification
Feminine:
•
Nature
•
Mother Nature
•
Earth
•
Mother Earth
•
Morning
•
Aurora
•
Evening
•
Eve
•
Night
•
the queen of sleep
•
the moon
•
Diana, the queen of night
(Aestheticism, Symbolism etc)
.
Part VIII Literature in 20th Century (Realism,
Modernism & Post-modernism)
• 《英美文学选读》
外语教学与研究出版社 张柏香
• 《英美文学精华导读》 华东理工大学出版社 龙毛忠
Figures of speech
Stars shine brightly in the sky. Stars twinkle like diamonds.
Imperialism appears to be strong but inwardly it is weak. Imperialism is a paper tiger.
• the epic story of the hero Beowulf, who fights the demonic monster Grendel.
• Epic : A long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated.
Grendel: man-eating monster who lives at the bottom of a foul mere, or mountain lake.
Grendel’s mother: avenge her son’s death
Dragon: giant fire-breathing serpent whom Beowulf fights in Part Two of the epic.
1. Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds in words close together.
first and foremost saint and sinners Peter piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
Masculine
The sun Rivers Time
Apollo the god of life
the father of water
Father time
conclusion
Each figure has its own form and characteristics and its own way of achieving effect. Sometimes two or more figures can be used together for greater impact.
Beowulf
Introducing the Epic
Places Herot: the golden guest hall built by King Hrothgar where warriors gathered to celebrate.
[End of Section]
Beowulf
Literary Focus: The Epic Hero
• Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey
• Beowulf
• Paradise Lost
Beowulf
Introducing the Epic
People
Beowulf: nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats.
Hrothgar: king of the Danes.
OUTLINE of English Literature
.
Part I Ancient Literature (before the Middle Ages)
.
Part II Medieval Literature
.
Part III Renaissance Literature
.
Part IV Literature in 17th Century (Classicism)
Story: four incidents
1.Beowulf’s fight with the monster Grendel in Hrothgar’s hall.
2.Beowulf’s slaying of Grendel’s mother in her hair.
3.Beowulf’s return in glory to his uncle and his succession to the throne.
• All the world’s a stage, 全世界是个舞台，
• And all men and women merely players; 男男女女只是演员 而已；
• They have their exits and their entrances, 他们都有其退场和 登场；
• And one man in his time plays many parts, 人生在世扮演着 多种角色
.
Part V Literature in18th Century (Enlightenment)
.
Part VI Literature in19th Century (Romanticism,
Realism & Naturalism etc.)
.
Part VБайду номын сангаасI Literature at the turn of 20th Century
Beowulf
Literary Focus: The Epic Hero
4.Beowulf’s victory in death, fifty years later over the fire dragon.
Beowulf is one of ancient England’s heroes.
Features of Beowulf:
• His acts being seven ages.他的表演有七个时期。起初是婴儿，
• At first the infant, 他的表演有七个时期。起初是婴儿，
• Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms. 在妈妈怀里又哭又 吐；
• Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel, 然后是哭哭 啼啼的学童，背了书包，
2.metaphors and understatements were usually used.
e.g. Ring-giver -------king hearth-companions------attendant warriors swan’s bath or whale’s road for sea sea-wood -------ship
Course of English Literature
Four Elements involved in our study of Literature
1.Read and analyze the work itself; 2.Understand the historical background; 3.Know something about the author; 4.Combine Reading with Writing.
Julius Caesar
• 2.Britain became a Roman province till the beginning of the fifth century
• 3.The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years.
4. In 410A.D., as the Germanic races attacked and overran the Roman Empire, the Roman garrisons in Britain withdrew.----the end of the Roman occupation.
Wiglaf: a Geat warrior, one of Beowulf’s select band and the only one to help him in his final fight with the dragon.
Beowulf
Introducing the Epic
Monsters
• Chapter One The Making of England
• 1.The historical Background
• A. The Britons
B. Three Conquest
• a. The Roman Conquest • 1. Great famous king of Rome---• Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in 55B.C.
• 《英诗详注》
外语教学与研究出版社 胡家峦
• 《莎士比亚经典名著译著丛书》 湖北教育出版社 阮坤
• 《英国文学史及选读学习指南》湖北教育出版社 张鑫友
• 《英国文学通史》
上海外语教育出版社 侯维瑞
• 《新编简明英国文学史》 上海外语教育出版社 张定铨
Part One Early And Medieval English Literature
A knowledge of these figures, and of how they are best used will be help to us not only in deepening our understanding of what we read, but also in appreciating more fully the finer points of a writer’s style. In the process, we might even learn to write better ourselves.
b. The English Conquest
Angles: Northumbria Mercia East Anglia
Saxons: Wessex Essex Sussex
Jutes: Kent
Beowulf
Beowulf
Introducing the Epic
Beowulf is
• the first great work of English national literature.
• ……
5.Personification
Feminine:
•
Nature
•
Mother Nature
•
Earth
•
Mother Earth
•
Morning
•
Aurora
•
Evening
•
Eve
•
Night
•
the queen of sleep
•
the moon
•
Diana, the queen of night
(Aestheticism, Symbolism etc)
.
Part VIII Literature in 20th Century (Realism,
Modernism & Post-modernism)
• 《英美文学选读》
外语教学与研究出版社 张柏香
• 《英美文学精华导读》 华东理工大学出版社 龙毛忠
Figures of speech
Stars shine brightly in the sky. Stars twinkle like diamonds.
Imperialism appears to be strong but inwardly it is weak. Imperialism is a paper tiger.
• the epic story of the hero Beowulf, who fights the demonic monster Grendel.
• Epic : A long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated.
Grendel: man-eating monster who lives at the bottom of a foul mere, or mountain lake.
Grendel’s mother: avenge her son’s death
Dragon: giant fire-breathing serpent whom Beowulf fights in Part Two of the epic.
1. Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds in words close together.
first and foremost saint and sinners Peter piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
Masculine
The sun Rivers Time
Apollo the god of life
the father of water
Father time
conclusion
Each figure has its own form and characteristics and its own way of achieving effect. Sometimes two or more figures can be used together for greater impact.
Beowulf
Introducing the Epic
Places Herot: the golden guest hall built by King Hrothgar where warriors gathered to celebrate.
[End of Section]
Beowulf
Literary Focus: The Epic Hero